■ Winner Announcement: September 5 2018 (tentative).
※ Winners will be posted on KTO’s website and will be contacted individually.

II. Awards

Award Title

No. of Awards

Cash Prize

Grand

Presidential Award

1

5,000,000 won

Gold

Minister of Culture, Sports & Tourism Award

1

3,000,000 won

Silver

Korea Tourism Organization President’s Award

2

2,000,000 won

Bronze

Korea Tourism Organization President’s Award

3

1,000,000 won

Special (International Applicant)

Korea Tourism Organization President’s Award

1

600,000 won

Honorable Mention

Korea Tourism Organization President’s Award

92

300,000 won

Total

100

43,200,000 won

※ In the event that entries fail to meet expected standard of excellence, prizes may not be awarded.

III. Rules & Regulations

■ Photos of tourists enjoying and having fun at tourist attractions will be given special attention (must include person(s)).

■ Photos awarded in other contests (including revised and altered versions), imitations, composites, or over-processed photos, or entries submitted by person other than photographer will be rendered ineligible and applicant will be barred from any KTO contest for 3 years. Awarded entries will be canceled.

■ Contest entrants waive property rights (including rights of derivative works) upon submission. The KTO assumes full ownership of submitted materials upon submission, and may use images in any shape or form for promotion, publication, distribution to a third party, and other purposes. Under KOGL (Korea Open Government License) Type 1, which states that “user can freely use the public work regardless of its commercial use without fee, and can change it to create secondary work,” entries will be available for free download on KTO’s Photo Gallery.

■ All entries must have acquired any and all necessary copyright laws and/or rights pertaining usage of photos. Entrant shall bear sole and exclusive responsibility for consequences arising from infringement of such rights and laws.

■ If person(s) in picture is identifiable, entrant will later be requested to download and submit “Photo Portrait Release Agreement” for all identifiable individuals in picture once the entry (or entries) successfully pass the preliminary screening process. If release agreement is not submitted, entry will be omitted from judging.

■ Special Prize (International Applicant) is intended for non-Korean applicants only, and ID will be requested if selected as prize candidate.